Group for anyone interested in or are involved in art galleries and exhibitions.
Contemorary Creations Centre
Newcastle's newest art space, Art Systems Wickham will open its doors this friday, December 5 with the aim to promote the Hunter's most interesting and contemporary art forms.
The new art space at Wickham is in a warehouse-like structure and will be made available to local artists, curators and community groups to rent out.
Located close to the Honeysuckle precinct and Newcastle Harbour, the gallery was established by Colin Lawson, also an artist, who would like to see Newcastle become more of a cultural centre.
One of the first artists to showcase his work at the gallery's opening exhibition is sculptor Bradden Snape.
His lastest sculptures - the tableau series - symbolise themes of turmoil.
Opening of “Working with Wood”
This exhibition by Peter Blanchard is a combination of contemporary fi ne furniture and evocative sculpture, with the wood for many of the pieces coming from the Gloucester region.
Opening at 2pm, 3rd January. Gloucester Art Gallery, Denison Street.
Open Friday to Sunday 10am to 4pm. Free entry. For more details call 6558 3157.
The exhibition runs until the 1st of February.
Opening of the Recent Acquisitions 2006 - 2008 & The Leica Photography Exhibitions
The exhibitions will run until 8th February.
Opening 6pm. Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, Cnr of Bridge and Market Sts, Tuesday to Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 10am – 1pm, Sunday 2pm – 5pm, for details please call 6549 3880.
Information session for Certificate 2 Visual Arts and Contemporary Crafts
Singelton Campus TAFE is offering this course in 2009 and is inviting anyone interested in the course to go to an information session, 4th December 2008. Enrollments can be made on this day or 5th February 2009.
10am, Block A, Singleton TAFE Campus, York St, Singleton. For more details call Dorothy Wishney on 6578 7133 or 6578 7100.
Artist Opportunity
Calling all artists. If you are unrepresented in Melbourne or Brisbane and would like the opportunity to have your work selected by a panel of experts to feature in “Off The Wall”, apply now by logging onto www.artoffthewall.com.au
Nations Youth Self-Portrait Prize
The National Portrait Gallery invites all young Australians between 18 and 25 to enter the National Youth Self-Portrait Prize 2009.
A selection of entries, including the prize-winning work, will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery and as an online exhibition from 23 July–13 September 2009.
Newcastle Region Art Gallery Kids Workshops
Located behind Civic Park and next to the Newcastle Region Library in Newcastle, New South Wales, the Newcastle Region Art Gallery hosts one of Australia’s most substantial public art collections outside of a capital city. In addition to the interesting and diverse standard collection, the gallery frequently hosts visiting exhibitions including Art Express, a showcase of a selection of the best HSC major artworks each year.
Mayfield History on Show
An award winning historical visual arts and documented display about Mayfield's history, especially it's Aboriginal roots went on exhibition at John Hunter Hospital last week, Mayfield East Primary School's class 3/4P researched and compiled the display which won a National Trust competition for schools this year, in which primary schools were invited to make historical presentations.
Cold Front Exhibition
Cold Front
Ice landscapes have a cultural autonomy and ambivalence quite unlike any other on earth. Inaccessible, visually spellbinding and treacherous, they exert an equally primitive and ethereal power; hence their inexhaustible fascination and frustration for artists. Global warming has further intensified responses, as humankind looks to the glacial regions to herald climate change.
Icebreaker by Elaine Campaner
Elaine Campaner
Icebreaker 2006
archival inkjet print
103.5cm × 140.5cm
2008 Archibald Prize - NSW Regional
31 October – 7 December 2008
2008 Archibald Prize: NSW Regional Tour
The Archibald Prize is Australia’s most extraordinary annual art event. First awarded in 1921, it has become one of this country’s most lucrative and prestigious awards drawing record-breaking interest and crowds to the exhibition of finalists. This year the prize was won by Sydney artist Del Kathryn Barton with a portrait of herself and her children. The regional tour brings the inevitably controversial, yet hugely popular and much anticipated exhibition to Lake Macquarie.
National Art Prize
The University of Newcastle creative arts student Hugh Doyle won the national tertiary art prize in the photography,m photomedia and electronic media catagory.
The winning photo titled Lonely Fridge was part of a series that portrayed a student's garage.
In its 16th year, the art prize is the number one art competition and is run by the Australasian Association of Campus Activities.
undercurrent
forthcoming exhibition - maitland regional art gallery 2009
for more details regarding hanna kay
“Pixels on Paper” Maeve Vella and “Wire. Feathers. Rock”
This is Maeve’s 3rd show of digital art, since being introduced to computer graphics in 1999. Leanne’s exhibition follows on from the successful sticky tape installations last year. Runs until the 21st December. Launch 23rd November, 2pm with sausage sizzle.
Gloucester Art Gallery, Denison Street. Open Friday to Sunday 10am to 4pm. Free entry. For more details call 6558 3157.
Turning the Pages Revisited
Offi cial opening on the 21st November, 6pm. Haydon Hall, 66 Mayne St, Murrurundi. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm. Phone 6546 6969.
This is a photographic exhibition of the workshops and River Quiver to mark the first anniversary of the project.
Opening of “Cats - Love Them or Loathe Them”
This is the annual community access exhibition at the Lorn Gallery. 6-8pm, light refreshments provided.
Lorn Gallery, 17 Belmore Rd, Lorn. Open Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm. For more details call Kathy on 4933 2533.
National Trust Portrait Exhibition (Drip in the Bucket Series) Opening
A group of 9 Hunter Valley artists, including Shirley Cameron Roberts, Brian Roberts, Robyn Werkhoven, Katherine Sullivan, Glenn Henderson, Francis Celtlan, Ron Baer, Paul O’Brien and P. Ross Gould, were invited to paint national and local celebrities and dignitaries. In addition there will be other selected works by these
artists, and these will be auctioned at the opening. 50% of proceeds from art sales will be donated to the National Trust. The exhibition runs until the 14th December.
“An Eclectic Review” Opening
This exhibition is by Estelle Asmodelle who has been painting abstract pieces and working with photography since 1978.
Artemis of Aberdeen, Old Presbyterian Church, 93 Macqueen St, Aberdeen.
Opening 6.30pm to 10:30pm.
Open Thursday to Monday, 10am to 5pm or by appointment.
For details call 6543 8023.
“feast” Opening
Newcastle Printers Workshop artists Helene Leane, Vale Vincent, Meg Lewis, Pauline Tickner and Samantha Powell will be showing a selection of work throughout November. All prints will be for sale.
2pm Catbird Gallery, 211 Dowling St Dungog. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm. For details call 4992 2442.
